Animal trap



July 15 1924.

y S. TALISMAN ANIMAL TRAP" Filed Dec." 29 1921 Imaam e- Potent .lilly l5, i924...

SAMUEL TLISTN, 0F SAN BERNARDNO, CALIFORNIA.

NXMAL TRAP.

implication filed leeember 29, 1921.

To all ywimmit l)muy concern:

Be it known that l, SAMUEL TALrsMAN, a citizen'ot the United Statesresiding at Sen Bernardino, in the county of Sen Bernardino and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Animal Traps, of which the following is a speciiication. i

My invention relates to animal traps, :nid aL purpose of my invention is the provision of an animnl trapof extremely simple, durable and eflicient construction which is self set and ever set.

I will describe one Yform of nnimul trop embodying my invention and will then point out the novel features thereof in Claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

' Figure 1 is a View showing in side elevaor withdrawn from the cage.

tion one form of trap embodying my inven tion. y

Fig. 2' is e vertical central longitudinali sectional View of the 'trap shown in l. Fig. 3)v is n top plan View of the trap Vwith a portion thereof broken away.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail perspective kview of one of the bait trays comprised in the preceding views.

Referring specifically to the drawings in which similar reference characters refer to similar parts, my invention7 in its present embodiment. comprises a cage designated generally at K which kis formed with a wire top and sides, with one end wall thereof provided with an opening 15 through which a trap section is adapted to be inserted into This trap section, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, comprises side walls 16 and n bottom wall 17, and he` tween the side walls 16 is arranged a tilting platformlS pivotedon a pin 19 and nor4 mally urged to e horizontal position ley means of a weight 18". A door designated generally at' D is mounted for swinging movement upon a pin 20 carried by a pertition 21 nsecure/dito e plate 22, the letter being -xedly sustained between the side walls 16.

At the forward or inner end 'of the platform 18 a door Dis hingedly supported on n pin '23 sustained in thedepending lip 24 of e plate 25 secured between the side walls 16. The walls 16 are provided at their rear ends with extensions 26 between which is secured a food tray 27 provided with 'en extension 28 carrying a pin 29 for hingedly supporting a bait tray designated generally at T.

As shown in Fig. 2, the door D is hollow Serial No. 525,55 5.

.hendahle tongues 3S adaptedto co-act with the flange in securing a piece of bait Within the tray in the manner clearly shown inFig. l. '.lhe hait tray T' is provided with an extension 3l which is bent upon theplate 31 to provide a support for swingingly sustaining the tray as n unit uponithe pin `29. The hait T is removably iitted within the door D and is provided with e lip 35 adapted to engage the upper end of the door for retaining the tray in proper position with respect to the opening 30.`

In the operation of the trap, the smaller animals are adapted to enter the trap section beneath the plete 22, sind in seeking to eht-.1in the hait contained on thel tray T', elevate the door D whence they are free to pass through and out of the trap section by the door D und ultimately into the cage K. By reference to Fig. 2 it will he seen that the doors D and D are supported onv an lincline so that they can be opened only in alighting on the shortlarm of the platform' 18 moves toward 'the/buit tray T, and by virtue of the weight 18, the animal does not effect al tilting of the tray until it. is within close proximity of the hait tray T. The weightlS may he so designed as to allow of the" animal actually touching the heit contained in the tray, but upon attempt-` ing. to bite the same, the tra will swingr rearwardly :is/shown in dash lines .in Fig. 2 thus actually preventing the animal from consuming the bait. I that when the animal reaches the inner end of the platform it will,` lie' tilted downwardly to the dotted line position shown, thereby depositing the animal between the doors D y and D'V where it ultimately iinds entrance to vthe cage of the trap through the door D.

lt will be understood urgedto'a horizontal position,

.- the platform-,and at one end ,'35 and :between be made herein without departing from the i spirit of the invention and the spirit and scope lof the appended claims.Y I I claim as my invention: 5 1. An'- animal trap comprising a cage, and y a trap section removably fitted in the cage j and lncluding a tilting platform normally a bait tray i swingingly supported in the same plane as thereof, and doors vbeneath the platform mounted to swing in' one direction vonly one of said doors 'allowing the entrance of an animal to the trap section beneath .the platform, and the other door allowing the entrance of an animal to the cage from the ltrap section.

2. An animal trap mpnising a cage, and a trap section remqa ly fitted in the cage and including a tilng platform normally urged to a horizont l'dgosition, a bait tray swingingly supported. inl the same plane as the platform and at one end thereof, doors beneath the platform mounted to swing in one direction only,.and a .food`chamber in y`the rear' of the baittray for the purpose /described f A, 3.` An animal trap comprising a cage and l atrap section removablyiitted in the cage and including doors controlling' the passage through the trap section and into the cage, said, doors being mounted for swinging movement in one and the same direction, a bait tray carried by one of the doors, a platform mounted for tilting movement above the doors, and a second bait /tray mounted for swinging movement at a point spaced lfrom the inner end of the platorm.

.4. An `animal trap comprising acage and a trap. section removably fitted in the cage and including doors controlling the passage through the trap section and into the cage, said doors being mounted for swinging movement in one direction only, aibait tray carried by one-of thedoors, a platform mounted for tilting movement above and between the doors, a second bait tray mounted for swinging movement at a point spaced from the inner end of the latform, and a food chamber in the rear ofp the second bait tray for the purpose described.

lIn combination, for swinging movement in one direction, and formed with an opening, a bait tray insertable into the'door and disposed adjacent said opening, and an extension formed on the bait tray said extension `engaging the door for sustaining the bait tray in proper position with respect to the opening. i

An animal trap comprising a cage and a trap section removably fitted in the cage and including doors controlling the passage through the trap section and into the cage, said' doors being mounted for swinging movement in one direction only,

' of the doors,

between the doors, mounted for swinging movement at a point spaced from the inner end of the platform.

I7. In combination, a hollow door mounted for swinging movement and provided with an opening, and a bait tray sustained within the door and adapted to expose the bait within said opening. i Y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this'specification.

SAMUEL TALISMAN.

a hollow door mounted 

